SECTIONS

BIOS

Russian spy Anna Chapman gets TV hosting gig

In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, Anna Chapman, who was deported from the U.S. on charges of espionage, is seen onstage during an event with leaders of the Young Guards, a pro-Kremlin youth movement, Moscow, Russia. (AP / Mikhail Metzel, File)

The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:25AM EST

MOSCOW - Russian spy Anna Chapman still shuns questions about her years undercover in the United States, but starting next week she'll uncover other mysteries on Russian television.

A spokeswoman for REN-TV, a private nationwide channel, said Wednesday that Chapman will host a new TV show that allows her "to use all her talents to solve the world's most complicated mysteries."

Marina Volodina did not give other details of the show.

The 28-year-old Chapman was one of 10 Russian agents exposed in the U.S. and deported this summer in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War. Although she has been in the public eye and posed for risque magazine covers, she has not commented on her past as a spy.

Related Links

Photos

Anna Chapman, who was deported from US on charges of espionage, on stage with the leaders of Young Guards, a pro-Kremlin youth movement she joined, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. (AP / Mikhail Metzel)